Definition of Enkephalin

1. Noun. An endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere.

Generic synonyms: Endorphin

Definition of Enkephalin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enkephalin

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enkephalin

enjoyablenesses
enjoyably
enjoyed
enjoyer
enjoyers
enjoying
enjoyingly
enjoyment
enjoyments
enjoys
enjury
enkennel
enkenneled
enkennelled
enkennels
enkephalin (current term)
enkephalinergic
enkephalins
enkernel
enkernels
enkindle
enkindled
enkindler
enkindlers
enkindles
enkindling
enkitten
enlace
enlaced
enlacement

Literary usage of Enkephalin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The striatal tissues were used for the determination of preproenkephalin (PPE) mRNAs by Northern blot analysis, Met5-enkephalin (ME) levels by ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"enkephalin enkephalin input to the VTA arises, in part, from the nucleus ... enkephalin has a selective presynaptic action on GABAergic interneurons and ..."

3. Solid Phase Extraction in Sample Preparation: An Applications Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... Angiotensins from Plasma (Phase/Analysis: PH/RIA) MI 145, Endothelin from Cell culture (Phase/Analysis: C8/RIA) Ml 156, Leucine-enkephalin from Brain ..."

4. Sample Preparation Products Application Bibliography (1993)
"Leucine-enkephalin from Brain tissue (Phase/Analysis: C18/HPLC) Ml 156, Methionine-enkephalin from Brain tissue (Phase/Analysis: C18/HPLC) M1159, ..."

5. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"Nagy and colleagues (1988) found that methionine-enkephalin increased intracellular killing capability of the human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. ..."

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